Policy Rule Management for Qos Provisioning

1. A system comprising: a user interface coupled to a processor and associated memory operable as a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to, allow a user to set up and control a combination of network and QoS policy services selected from the group consisting of at least bandwidth usage, virtual local area network identification, differentiated services code point selection, IP type of service and quality of service (QoS) provisioning for at least a plurality of voice-over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone subnets that include voice-supported subnets associated with a plurality of VOIP devices in a policy-based IP network, display one or more selected VOIP phone subnets that include voice-supported subnets, an indication of a current QoS policy for at least one displayed subnet, and a mode editing indicator to allow the user to create and edit QoS policies for a plurality of VOIP devices in the policy-based IP network associated with the at least one displayed subnet, and apply an appropriate policy from management information bases (MIBs) to the plurality of VOIP devices in the policy-based IP network associated with the at least one displayed subnet.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the GUI is configured to allow the user to set up data devices.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the GUI is configured to allow the user to set up video devices.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the GUI is configured to allow the user to set up QoS provisioning for the plurality of devices using entries comprising lightweight directory access protocol and server port numbers.